In their 67-clause AUKMIN (Australian-UK Ministerial Consultations) Communique Australia and the UK have agreed closer Defence and Strategic cooperation. The talks, between the Australian and UK Ministers for Defence and Foreign Affairs, were held in Sydney on 25 July. All…
Defence has awarded 40 grants worth more than $17.3 million to Australian companies to deliver priority defence capabilities, support local manufacturing and strengthen Australia’s sovereign defence industry. Awarded under the $170 million Defence Industry Development Grants program, these grants will…
Just four months after the announcement of Project LAND156, which is aimed at countering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-SUAS) Defence has issued an initial rolling wave of contracts worth $16.9 million to 11 vendors, including five Australian companies, to rapidly…
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have jointly tested their ability to communicate with underwater autonomous systems at Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, as part of AUKUS Pillar II’s EX Maritime Big Play series - formerly EX Autonomous Warrior,…
The Australian Army’s contribution to the ADF’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) system took a step forward during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 when 16th Regiment’s National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) fired two AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air…
Melbourne, Florida-based L3Harris Technologies has received a US$300 million ($455 million) contract from Italy to deliver two Gulfstream G550 aircraft equipped to carry out Electromagnetic Warfare (EW), including Electronic Attack (EA). L3Harris is partnering with BAE Systems Inc. on this…
Canberra-based Lockheed Martin Australia and Geoscience Australia have successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) system. The SouthPAN initiative delivers a signal augmenting GPS and Galileo over the Australasia region, improving accuracy from…
The governments of Australia and Canada have signed a new technology partnership agreement to support collaboration on Over the Horizon Radar (OTHR) research and development. Canada’s decision to work with Australia on OTHR capabilities recognises Australia’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network…
Perth-based Greenroom Robotics, a leading Australian maritime AI and autonomy company, has been granted AUKUS Authorised User status by the Australian Government. This status, part of the AUKUS trilateral export agreement, gives Greenroom access to licence-free exports to the United…
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will establish a Cyber Reserve Concept to support the Defence Strategic Review’s call for enhanced resilience, workforce agility and sovereign capability in the cyber domain. This is one of 17 separate recommendations identified in the…